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Trump judge's 'gross unfairness' on display in NY civil

fraud case, Jonathan Turley says
Judge Arthur Engoron denies Trump's request to delay payment of $355 million civil fraud penalty
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Published February 23, 2024 3:00pm EST

NY judge's ruling and 'mocking' tone was a display of 'gross unfairness': Jonathan Turley
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley weighs in after a New York judge refused to grant former President Trump a 30-day delay in paying his $355 million fine.

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Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley concluded on " America's Newsroom" Friday that
there has been "no sense of equity" in the New York civil fraud case against former
President Trump after the judge denied a request to delay enforcement of the $355 million
penalty. Turley took issue with Judge Arthur Engoron writing that Trump had "failed to
explain" a reason why the judgment should be delayed

J UDGEIN TRUMP CIVIL FRAUD CASE DENIES REQUEST TO DELAY $355 MILLION
PENALTY

JONATHAN TURLEY: [The judge's quote] was funny because the explanation is in the figure.
He just imposed a $355 million judgment with a law that has never been used in this way.
That's the reason, and it's rather obvious. But you also have people like [Attorney General
Letitia] James, who have never built a thing other than their political careers, who are now
treating these buildings as if they're theirs. mean, she said that she's eyeballing a couple of
I

properties that she might want to seize, like this is a fire sale. And the fact is that the judge
showed absolutely no sense of equity in any of this. His decision is the decision of a single
jurist. And this party wants to have a review, but in order to do that, he has to pony up what
is about a half a billion dollars. And that has a gross unfairness to it when you combine the
use of the law and the size of his judgment and then this requirement for a deposit. He just
simply brushed those aside and his tone almost bordered on the mocking.

New York Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former President Trump must pay over $350 million in damages to the state of
New York as the result of his civil fraud trial. (Fox News)

Trump lawyers had asked Engoron to delay enforcement of the payment by 30 days to
allow time for an "orderly post-judgment process."

In an email to the defendants posted Thursday to the court docket, Engoron said they had
"failed to explain, much less justify, any basis for a stay."

"I am confident that the Appellate Division will protect your appellate rights," he wrote.

Last week, Trump was barred from operating his business in New York for three years
and was found liable for $355 million in damages in the civil fraud case brought against
him, his family and the Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

James said Monday she was prepared to seize Trump's assets if he is unable to pay the
massive judgment handed down in his civil fraud case.

Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

This article was written by Fox News staff.

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